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SMITH, Arthur Frederick James
Personal Details
Service Number: | 2312 |
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Enlisted: | 17 July 1915, 5'8", 9 stone, 10 pounds, fresh complexion, blue eyes, fair hair C of E. Age given on enlistment 18 years, 3 months. Actual age 17 years, 3 months |
Last Rank: | Corporal |
Last Unit: | 22nd Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Northcote, Victoria, Australia, 25 April 1898 |
Home Town: | Northcote, Darebin, Victoria |
Schooling: | Northcote Central State School, Victoria, Australia |
Occupation: | Brick Labourer/Loft Boy |
Died: | Yarra Junction, Victoria, Australia, 18 January 1977, aged 78 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Upper Yarra Public Cemetery, Victoria (aka Wesburn Cemetery) Interred as Arthur Smith, with spouse Stella Smith. |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
17 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2312, 22nd Infantry Battalion, 5'8", 9 stone, 10 pounds, fresh complexion, blue eyes, fair hair C of E. Age given on enlistment 18 years, 3 months. Actual age 17 years, 3 months | |
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27 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2312, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
27 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2312, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
19 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2312, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria per HMT Llandovery Castle, disembarked Marseilles, France, 26 March, 1916. | |
26 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2312, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières | |
3 May 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2312, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second), Gun Shot Wounds, back | |
4 Sep 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 22nd Infantry Battalion | |
13 Apr 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 2312, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Embarked Devonport per HT Castalia, disembarked Melbourne 30 May, 1919. | |
22 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 2312, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Received 1914-1915 Star, British War and Victory Medals |
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